The Ever-growing Costs of Mandatory Student Fees

James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^ | March 2, 2020 | Will Rierson

[karpov]

North Carolina public universities are more than just institutions of higher learning. They are each small cities of young adults with Olympic-level athletic franchises, massive dining and fitness clubs, and special interest hobby communities supported by extensive human and physical infrastructure.

To fund the many perks and benefits of university life, schools charge extra fees beyond tuition and room and board. In the University of North Carolina system, students at each of the 16 member institutions pay, on average, more than $2,500 annually in mandatory fees.

Mandatory student fees are slowly going up at North Carolina public universities, making attendance more expensive and raising questions about the true need and value of the amenities they help provide. Those fees have risen by 16.9 percent since the 2015-2016 academic year, on average, and schools are planning another markup set to take effect this fall.

[cyclotic]

He lived at the school. They have an apartment building.

Wanna eat, go to the store, buy food and cook it.

The school is really small and highly regarded within the space and intelligence communities. Most graduates end up at NSA or NASA

[RetiredScientist]

Good point. These remedial courses typically do not count toward the student's major. This means the student adds more debt. This changes the whole return on investment for the student. Ignoring this can leave a student with a boat load of debt that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy and follows them their entire life. This is why so many fall for the Democrats’ “free college” scam. It has never been and never will be free - the taxpayers will pay the bill. Isn't this type of socialism grand? NOT!